The Overall Practical Political Purpose of the Court of Versailles

Multiple Choice

The overall practical political purpose of the court of Versailles was to

A) serve as Louis XIV's residence from which to survey Paris.
B) act as a reception hall for state affairs.
C) give Louis XIV a life of privacy away from spies.
D) isolate Louis XIV from any contact with the bourgeoisie and other members of the old Third Estate.
E) reduce the independence of the high nobility and royal princes.